(A) This chapter shall be known and may be used as the Municipal Tree Regulations of the city.
(Prior Code, § 14-1-1)
(B) The contents of this chapter shall be construed to mean any attention or action necessary resulting from the removal of any tree, brush, wood, or debris, or any part thereof, as deemed necessary by the City Council or its designated representative, whomever he or she may be.
(Prior Code, § 14-1-11)
(C) For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
PARK TREES. Trees and all other wood vegetation in public parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, and all other areas owned by the city, or to which the public has free access as a park, playground, or cemetery.
STREET TREES. Trees and all other wood vegetation on land lying between the right-of-way lines of all streets, avenues, alleys, or other public rights-of-way within the city.
(Prior Code, § 14-1-2)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see SDCL §§ 2-1-3.1, 9-38-2, 9-45-1, 50-10-1